Today, Greenpoint, Brooklyn, holds its annual Phil Collins Day celebration. Though the former Genesis drummer has no direct connection to the neighborhood, Collins fans will still feel it in the air tonight, donning homemade masks and spilling their secrets in a confessional booth created for the occasion (video of the confessions will be sent to Collins).

The singer-songwriter may not seem like a natural peg to plan a festival around, but he's certainly not the only unusual thing to be fêted. Check out these other weird celebrations around the world…

Tunarama Festival

Port Lincoln, Australia

Held each year over the Australia Day long weekend in late January, Tunarama has people looking at the fish in a whole new light—namely as projectiles. The festival's signature event, the Tuna Toss, has competitors seeing how far they can hurl the fish across the beach. (The current world record is 37.23 meters, or a little more than 122 feet.) ****If the prospect of fish-throwing doesn't excite you, there are also food and wine events, foot races, sand-castle-making, and live music.

The Battle of the Oranges_

Ivrea, Italy_

The joy of being pelted with fruit isn't just for hacky comedians anymore. Each year in the run-up to Fat Tuesday, as part of the Carnevale d’Ivrea, residents of Ivrea, Italy, celebrate an uprising against their oppressors by reenacting it with citrus. In The Battle of the Oranges, more than 3,000 fruit-throwers battle it out for three days, from Palm Sunday to Shrove Tuesday (Mardi Gras).

La Tomatina

Buñol, Spain

Fruit fans are better off in Spain, where the weapons of choice for the late-August La Tomatina festival are less-damaging squashed tomatoes. The history of the festival goes back to 1945, when rowdy teenagers caused a food fight at a parade, then returned the next year to relive their antics. Since then, it's been a messy-but-beloved tradition.

Boryeong Mud Festival

Boryeong, Korea

During the Boryeong Mud Festival in mid-July, more than 2 million visitors head down to Korea's Daecheon beach to enjoy mud wallowing, mud wrestling, games mired in mud, and mudslides (not the drinky kind). Participants believe there's a good reason for getting down and dirty: Boryeong's mud is used to manufacture cosmetics, so it's said to be good for your skin.

Räbechilbi

Richterswil, Switzerland

In Switzerland, for Räbechilbi, turnips are turned into works of art, carved into lanterns, and paraded through the streets. More than 20 tons of turnips are used for the mid-November event, and all of the houses along the parade route are also decorated with the root.

La Noche de Rábanos_

Oaxaca, Mexico_

Radishes get the artistic treatment in Mexico, where they’re intricately carved in a pre-Christmas festival that dates back to the late 1800s. Giant radishes are cultivated for the event, with some growing to more than a foot in length.

Lebowski Fest_

United States_

Though the Coen Brothers, who directed The Big Lebowski, have nothing to do with a celebration in the movie's honor, the Dude's fans abide. The Lebowski Fest travels to different cities throughout the year, but it's always a mix of screenings, bowling, White Russians, nihilists, and that extra something that really ties the room together. The most recent Lebowski Fest took place in Orlando on February 10 and 11.